Russia's circumvention of sanctions was reflected in foreign customs statistics - an atypical increase in European imports was detected in at least eight countries THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ Access to Russian customs statistics has been closed for more than a year, but The Bell has compiled mirror data on imports from neighboring countries for the first half of the year.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ The International Olympic Committee has revoked the powers of the Russian Olympic Committee until further notice. The reason for this was the decision of the ROC to include the Olympic councils of the occupied regions in its composition.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ Inflation in the United States in September remained at the August level - 3.7% in annual terms, which practically coincided with expectations. But the detail of consumer prices (CPI index) reveals multidirectional dynamics, writes Bloomberg.

This material (information) has been produced and widespread by a foreign agent The Bell or applies to the activities of a foreign agent The Bell. 18+ Since the beginning of the war, Russia has fallen under unprecedented sanctions. But the numbers prove that the country has found a lot of loopholes to go around them. In January -June 2023, Russia increased imports from neighboring countries by at least $ 5.2 billion, or 37%, calculated The Bell based on their statistics.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ The Kremlin said that Vladimir Putin's decree on mandatory repatriation and sale of foreign currency earnings by a number of exporters is intended for official use only. “No, it [the decree] will not be published. It is chipboard (for official use).

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ The largest Russian marketplace, Wildberries, introduced a fee for paying with Visa and Mastercard cards, and before that it began charging customers for returning goods. The Prosecutor General's Office, on behalf of the head of the department, Igor Krasnov, decided to check the legality of the company's actions.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ Shares of German sandal maker Birkenstock fell 12.6% after its IPO on Wednesday, the worst performance in at least two years for listings worth more than $1 billion in the United States, Bloomberg writes . Of the more than 300 IPOs of this size in the U.S. over the past century, only 13 have had larger declines.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ The Dutch regulator has launched an investigation against the taxi service Yango (part of the Dutch Yandex NV) due to the new Russian taxi law, according to which, from September 1, the FSB has direct access to trip data. Previously, the Finnish regulator found that Yango transferred personal data collected in Europe to Russia.

THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ Vladimir Putin, by his decree, again obliged exporters to sell foreign exchange earnings to stabilize the exchange rate. The document itself has not yet been published, and the volume and timing of the sale have yet to be determined by the government. Nevertheless, the ruble strengthened on this news to 96.8 per dollar and 102.9 per euro.

Putin again obliged exporters to sell foreign currency earnings THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) IS PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT OR CONCERNES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BELL'S FOREIGN AGENT. 18+ Vladimir Putin, by his decree, again obliged exporters to sell foreign exchange earnings to stabilize the exchange rate. The document itself has not yet been published, and the volume and timing of the sale have yet to be determined by the government.